Bader Mubarak parents came into my room i quickly shut the lid of my laptop and said i was watching porn cause it would be easier to explain than this
Finn Haze wow you'er so fucking original "haze" never seen that before just like that comment since you're so original try painting here i can help you call it the lisa mona no ones thought of that
It seems like whatever kit they make (because it has to be a kit if so many people do it) to LS swap an RX-7 comes with aftermarket fixed headlight modules. You know, those really tacky HID rigs that look like someone molded some plastic over some flashlights?
I honestly want one just so that I can keep it stock. Bring a 100% original 90's FD to a car meet. It'll probably be the most awed thing there, even over the 800hp GTR in middle of the parking lot.
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I own and RX-7 and this sums up everything I have ever felt about this car. I bought it because it was odd and special, and it kicks me every time I mess up, but I always come back with a fresh mind and a problem to solve the hard way, the right way and the way it was supposed to be done.
Dirceu Corsetti Well no. Mine is a GSL-SE and my girl was more of a classic, chill girl rather then a Goth girl. She loved old stuff and had an old jazz vinyl collection, and she loved my GSL.
Valentin Filipov the car, not the girl. It's a GSL, not a FD and every so often something small goes wrong and I have to fix it properly. One time the seat adjuster broke mid drive and whenever I braked the seat would move forward and I would have to really try hard not to press to hard on the brakes with the seat moving, but when I got back home I spent all night fixing it to the furthest position back and making it absolutely solid, as the only good seating position was with the seat all the way back and down.
William Pritchard Not really, I own a FC and it mainly requires lots of specific knowledge that is available by talking to other owners. Preventative maintenance is key.
Those first few seconds of grunting felt like hours since my dad could only hear it in the other room but I couldn't back down and lower the volume to prove i had nothing to hide
Jeeps have to be simple to work on. If you take one off road further than the front yard, something breaks. They're great vehicles for people that love to work on vehicles.
The funny thing is with the stock twins it's not gutless at all. You have full boost by 2500rpm and with the 4:10 gearing outside of 5th you are going to move briskly.
Once you accept the triangles into your heart it's a commitment for life. People tell you you're stupid and say your engine is one road trip from blowing an apex seal but we don't care. We drive rotaries because there is something about revving out a rotary that you just don't get from a piston car. yeah you can drop an ls engine in it and make more power and be more reliable but nothing is more satisfying than beating the hell out of a rotary!
I had two Hondas that had their timing belts snap and destroy the upper half of the engine. The engines were removed and cleaned, then put back together and placed back in the cars. I didn't do the work and the cars were driven normally, not raced. Rotary engines only have like 14 moving parts, and replacing the apex seals, side seals, and springs isn't really hard. You just have to remove the engine to do it. I have 87k miles on my RX8 and compression is still good. I had another RX8 that had the same amount of miles when I had to sell it, and it's seals were good. I had worse luck with my Hondas and their timing belts, which sucked because they failed at 20k miles or so.
***** "We drive rotaries because there is something about revving out a rotary that you just don't get from a piston car." You must have not driven a proper Honda.
90'-2006ish japanese car design is the golden years of car design. R34 skyline, Toyota supra, e46 m3, EVO 8, RX7 FD, GTI, Bug eye WRX.... and the list can go on forever.
All jokes aside, you are an incredibly talented writer and an equally proficient orator. Congratulations on being the only channel I actually check for new content.
I bought this car new in 93, a year later sent it to Peter Ferrell in Virginia to be "reworked". End result was 600HP. Not sure what he charges now, but back then it was extremely expensive, hate think what they charge now, if they're still in business. BUT, they did make an incredible insanely fast RX7. I sold it a year later to an Arab, (I lived in PA,he might have been the only Arab i had ever seen in PA) I sold the car with ALL THE WARNINGS needed. He shrugged it off. He totaled the car 3 hours later and then tried to sue me in court claiming he didn't realize the car had been heavily modified. Thankfully I'm the type of guy that insisted on him signing off on the notice he was purchasing a legit racecar and not a stock RX-7. Anywho, we got to court, his attorney made the most ridiculous claims, in the end they wanted me to reimburse him for the totaled car, and pay for his extensive hospital stay and medical bills (apparently the tree he hit while airborne nearly killed him)....i didn't have an attorney, but I did have photos and the signed paperwork stating he was aware of what he was buying. The judge looked at the photos of the car and engine bay and immediately threw the case out. Pretty much stating it was ludicrous to assume the man did not have knowledge of what he bought simply based on the photos of the engine alone. I miss that car, although it was bright ass yellow. I'll never forget sitting at a redlight right after i got it back from Peter, light turned green, I let out the clutch and within a split second was facing the wrong way in the middle of the intersection. Butthole puckered, aint gonna lie. I should have kept it, i'll never have another car like that. RIP RX-7 You're not forgotten.
Thomas yates When I had my stock RX8 you could literally drop the clutch and it would drift itself. I can't imagine that many horses pumping through and NOT puckering my butthole.
This channel turns the ideals and emotions placed behind cars and their following and turns it into a dynamic experience. Every single episode, I feel encompassed by new points of view and compelled to experience all these vehicles, regardless of quality of rating. Cars can act as time machines, not just demonstrating the technology available at their period of production but also the social and economic attitude of the time. Many praises out to Mr. R and THE Roman, another week, another entertaining masterpiece.
RCR is the Spiraling Shape Put out your hands and you fall through the window And clawing at nothing you drop through the void Your terrified screams are inaudible drowned In the spiral ahead and consumed in the shape
+RegularCars reason why it says 261 HP is because back in the 90s it was illigal for Japanese cars to make 300 HP and over but Japan basically said screw you and lied about the HP rating in they're cars like Nissan did with the GTR it has 314 HP to the crank, Mitsubishi GTO also lied about it it had 318 HP to the crank and all the Japanese companies did this until it was lifted in 2004
I love the AU Falcon for it's performance and don't think the XR models look half bad, but it is universally recognized as the ugliest Falcon ever made and this comment was about beauty.
I think this is one of the best reviews of the RX7 I've ever heard. It seems like the point of this car is simply missed by many people and the only thing it has going for it is the high RPM limit... Which isn't even that big a deal in today's world but you have exposed that it is so much more than that and I hope other people start to see this too. Not to get everyone on board with it but just to accept it.
I found as soon as you replace your exhaust/downpipe with a mandrel bent stainless unit and go high flow catylitic converter it cools the engine down ALOT
hershtian vxv I would not recommend that at all I have a friend who did that and it was bad you'd be better getting something like a 944 or 924 porsche about the same price too or a decent ls powered camaro it would be a lot more budget friendly and a lot faster too
I can understand why people do it, as I love the LS engines and how easily they make power, but I wouldn't want to ruin the handling balance of the car. That being said, the aluminum block LS engines are around 450-550lbs, so it's not too crazy.
Just buy a trashvette c5 for half the price and be on your merry way, the people who swap the rx's just want straightline speed and thats what the vette is good at it.
The way you combine a delicious gonzo presentation style with a truly interesting and informative technical/historical/cultural analysis of these machines is in my opinion genius. I love your reviews.
If you have the money to buy an RX7 you have enough money to buy and maintain an RX8. Or you can get the 7 anyway, it will be slightly more reliable, more baddass, and probably bankrupt you.
I like rotaries for an infinite amount of reasons. But the main one is that they can take any beating. I don't think any piston engine can survive at 9k+ rpms all day at the track. Just take care of it and it'll do whatever you want it to.
@@sieravirs1107 most aren't designed for that high of RPMs, but that wasn't the statement made, the statement was any piston engine. Next off the Honda S2000 engine can hit 9k and that is a street car... so his statement is still invalid
@@sieravirs1107 and most rotary engines don't crank out high RPMs on the street either if you just drive it. Yes rotary engines rev very high, but they are a proven failure of a engine overall.... and I like them a lot, but the engine is not worth it in my book.
+Mikael K "Making 300 horsepower to the crank, which is 59 more than it was rated for which was 261." It's impossible to argue that he didn't just say 300 is 59 more than 261.
I hid it (barely drove it) for two years at one point when I was finishing up school... It hurt me inside. This car is meant to drive, otherwise it's resting inside, Covered 👍
Deniz Pamukcu You bet. Sweet wheels. I looked them up and noticed they cost a grip though. LOL! Now I'm debating selling my 2000 Gibson 1960 Reissue Sun burst Les Paul so I can pursue some of those. Eh, it's not like I play guitar anyways. And I still have my Strat if I wanted to. Well thanks.
The intro is nothing short of amazing. I'm probably going to keep it burrowed at the back of my mind for the rest of my life just for it to suddenly pop up in my head at the worst possible time.
The FD is one of my favourite cars of all time (thanks, Initial D), but I don't think I'd ever be able to bring myself to own one. The reason is I knew a guy who owned one and his ownership story is just a lot of maintenance. The car is rather reliable for everyday use, he never raced it, but like all 20 y/o enthusiasts he drove it hard. He drove it hard to school, he drove it hard for milk, he drove it hard back. And it's constant maintenance, cause if you don't maintain it, the car doesn't drive hard anymore. Not by the driver's standards anyway.
I do all those things with this car, drive to get groceries, to get gas, to the mall, to get gas again, and also during Autocross events. So far it's held up pretty well, although I think my diff bearings are on their way out. But that's a pretty normal thing for a higher mileage car regardless of rotary. If you take good care of them (like most things) you should expect average to modest maintenance. Driving a rotary "hard" (I.e. Revving it high frequently) is actually good for the overall health of the seals, whereas always putting around town can be more harmful overall. 👍
Mark Lee There's nothing wrong with owning an FD. They can be quite reliable. A friend of mine had a bridge port FD that was boosting 1.5 bar on a T04 60-1 for four years. The only reason that car stopped running was because a freeze plug rusted out. The only problem is that they're not idiot proof like a lot of popular cars are.
koopatroopa187 Problem with japanese cars is they spoil us in that sense. Provided you don't slam it, a Civic will run forever and a half. Rotaries introduce a lot of compromise to the equation, hence why I think it didn't really catch on. I think it'd add an interesting touch to Back to the Future though, if DeLorean came through with the idea of a rotary in the DMC-12.
The goth chicks were the hottest growing up, the internet was 56k dial up, the RX-7 was the most beautiful car, the Supra was balanced, the NSX was unattainable and me and my friends built Buick GNs and used Porsche engines in VW Beetles. It was about top speed but really it was the enjoyment of the cars as we expedited it's journey to the junkyard.
The brake booster bracing isn't exclusive to just rx-7s. I've done it on an 05 mustang, and it really helps to firm up the brake and clutch feel, especially under hard driving
I love the FD RX7. The design is so... simple yet smooth. I think its one of the best examples of 90s car styling. On another note. It looks like a big brother to the NA miata. Which is sweet.
I know this comment is 8 years old... If it wasn't for the pop lights, I would say much closer to NB. All the body shapes are there, especially with the hardtop on, just more subtle. It may be copium though, because I have an NB.
puting a v8 into an rx7 is like cheesing out of the competition. Its like cutting your balls of and secretly selling them on the interwebs. Its like cheating in dark souls.
Kangwei Tan yes but then you can't really drift it much and it's proper dangerous in the rain. Stuff like changing the timing belt costs a lot and t-top leaks most of the time. mr2 is the no cash choice.
Another one of those utterly timeless cars from Japan of the 90s. I saw one on the road recently and initially could not believe it was already over 20 years old. It's beautiful.
Bigbooster126 In my country 1 gallon is like 6-7$ and the average salary is about 400$ so it's kinda important that we get a low mpg. Also the gas is poor quality, lots of water in it.
Yeah I was thinking it must be over 300HP, he did do some mods so that's probably why it's a bit higher performance, although Japanese manufacturers do, (or used to) under-estimate the Horsepower sometimes.
Ben FDs definitely werent under-rated from the factory. FDs are notoriously bogged down and bottlenecked with restrictive emissions. Swapping the exhaust on the FD can free up sizeable amounts of power. Fun tidbit though: The factory electronics and wastegate are woefully inadequate to deal with a improved exhaust. Doing a turbo back (Or more specifically, going with a free flowing midpipe) can uncork the exhaust so much that the factor wastegate (without porting) is no longer capable of keeping the turbo speeds under control- And the vehicle will begin to get boost creep by higher RPMs. The factory electronics do not compensate properly for this- And the vehicle runs dangerously lean when this over boosting (typically only a couple of psi at that) when this happens. Swapping the exhaust can, and *does*, _literally_, shorten the life span of these engines. If you see an FD with a whatever turbo back exhaust- and NO aftermarket fuel management, avoid it.
for thoes who have yet to become aware of why people like the rx7 here's a run down. -incredibly light for the power output. -very small rotating mass means you can have a very light clutch and the gears just slide into place. -you can... no, you must rev the s*** out of that thing because a rotary has very little power in the low end and it has twin turbo. -red line at 8k rpm means it screams. -even stock it rides like a well tuned sports car set up as a daily driver. and yes it is unreliable, fuel hungry and honestly not very fast(compared to a v8 in a rx7). but if you brought a rx7 because you want practical you have the wrong reasons. the rx7 is all about pure driving pleasure.
For clarification: The USDM version of the FD (sold from '93 til '95) made 252 crank horsepower out of the factory, and about 210 at the wheels. If that guy's FD was making 290 at the wheels, then we're easily talking 330 at the crank. The 261 that Mr. Regular quoted was the crank hp of later Japanese models. Additionally, there's no point at which both turbos work simultaneously, hence why the configuration is called "sequential." As a matter of fact, the stock setup has a well known "10-8-10" pattern which refers to the momentary drop in boost (from 10 psi to 8) which occurs when the first turbo finishes and the second one takes over. The second turbo is slightly larger than the first, and in theory can hold that 10 psi all the way to the redline.
"An rx7 without a rotary is like watching reality tv and hoping to see a titty" best comparison ever
1.7k likes and i'm the first comment
2020. Titties can be spotted in everything. Future looks stiff
@@Deon2 crazy right!
Had to lower the volume at the start
Bader Mubarak parents came into my room i quickly shut the lid of my laptop and said i was watching porn cause it would be easier to explain than this
Finn Haze wow you'er so fucking original "haze" never seen that before just like that comment since you're so original try painting here i can help you call it the lisa mona no ones thought of that
Finn Haze lol nice one
argenis perre hahaha just call me vinci da leonardo
Finn Haze Pron ? Never heard of that, not so easy to explain...
I'm so glad he didn't touch the body. RX-7's are so pretty when unmolested.
Just a black FD with the Spirit R lip kit and spoiler, and set it on some tasteful billet BBS's. Perfect.
Jαѕσи Tσdd so basically a black spirit r
JigillyJoes1
Spirit R's are expensive asf, dude.
But the big stock wing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It seems like whatever kit they make (because it has to be a kit if so many people do it) to LS swap an RX-7 comes with aftermarket fixed headlight modules. You know, those really tacky HID rigs that look like someone molded some plastic over some flashlights?
lmao "You buy this car if your Evo IX is too reliable" dead ass
Who killed the ass?
best joke
thebigcheese3000 RIP the ass 😔💯
Soml. I have a reliable 400hp evo 8 and I'm thinking of trading for a very clean RX7.
@@SavageLaCroix yuh, looking into a 9 now. I do want reliability cuz it’s gonna be DD’d in northeastern snow.
i saw a bumper sticker that said rotary engines aren't leaking oil, they're marking there territory.
You gave me every reason not to want one of these, but you also gave me every reason to want one of these.
Me too
Ive one, love it so muchh
I honestly want one just so that I can keep it stock.
Bring a 100% original 90's FD to a car meet. It'll probably be the most awed thing there, even over the 800hp GTR in middle of the parking lot.
I wouldn't get one...but I'd be so jealous if you got one
thats kind of how a review works
Goth girl.... man, that was just the perfect ending to this review.
The goth girl comparison is probably the most wisdom I have ever heard in one segment.
hectorae86 IM SAYING
BIG TIDDY GOTH GF FOR LIFE BRO
I never gave much thought about my attraction for goth girls, but RCG nailed it. Learning about cars and life when I watch these videos.
I need someone like that. T_T
Smoking around an RX-7.... Now that's brave.
You're breathing on it. GET YOUR WINSTON CHAIN SMOKING BREATHE OFF MY FD
My brother used to smoke in his Pontiac Fiero. We miss him.
@@tomgnyc wat
reminder that both of the takahashi brothers smoked AND drove rx-7's. (yesbi know ryosuke drove and fc but still)
@@tomgnyc bruh
"You buy one of these cars if your Evo IX is too reliable for you". Savage.
Putting an LS into an RX7 is like taking a beautiful supermodel and sticking Jason Statham's voice and face on her.
A supermodel with Jason Statham's voice doesn't bother me as much as it probably should...
Don't they have paperbags where you live?
Simple solution, make the car more aggressive looking. Splitters wide body
So, Dr. Girlfriend?
ngl, that'd be pretty hot
u forgot the free heated cup holders from the transmission haha
RcAviationZulu 1:16
ExiliousX no -.- he didnt mention it!
Fds dont have cup holders.
m3rcup Yeah, since when do they have cupholders?
+OGShively maybe they're thinking about the rx8?
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I own and RX-7 and this sums up everything I have ever felt about this car. I bought it because it was odd and special, and it kicks me every time I mess up, but I always come back with a fresh mind and a problem to solve the hard way, the right way and the way it was supposed to be done.
Even the goth girl?
Dirceu Corsetti He already told you that it kicks him.
Dirceu Corsetti Well no. Mine is a GSL-SE and my girl was more of a classic, chill girl rather then a Goth girl. She loved old stuff and had an old jazz vinyl collection, and she loved my GSL.
Valentin Filipov the car, not the girl. It's a GSL, not a FD and every so often something small goes wrong and I have to fix it properly. One time the seat adjuster broke mid drive and whenever I braked the seat would move forward and I would have to really try hard not to press to hard on the brakes with the seat moving, but when I got back home I spent all night fixing it to the furthest position back and making it absolutely solid, as the only good seating position was with the seat all the way back and down.
William Pritchard Not really, I own a FC and it mainly requires lots of specific knowledge that is available by talking to other owners. Preventative maintenance is key.
"You do it because it's hard, because it's a challenge."
1993 Mazda RX7 : the Dark Souls of cars
Rx7 is still one of the most beautiful sports car designs of all-time
it has a stupid face
Mr. Regular, that conclusion... That conclusion taught me a life lesson.
Roland Ocomen Well said man!
Roland Ocomen You come here expecting to see a car review... but then comes that conclusion.
Roland Ocomen I was thinking the same thing.
The goth girl (or quiet emo chick that sits in front of class) will do you right. No bullshit.
Roland Ocomen Pure poetry.
Those first few seconds of grunting felt like hours since my dad could only hear it in the other room but I couldn't back down and lower the volume to prove i had nothing to hide
I'm deaddd
i'ma tell ya anyway
i'ma tell ya anyway
i'ma
i'ma
i'ma
i'ma
i'ma tell ya anyway
Considering my PC is AMD based, I now understand why I want a FD3S, to put fans on them.
Stianofp now you can cook 2 pancakes at the same time, one on the pc and another on the Rx!
Remember to add RGB
Is this where I mention AMD & Intel are completely in on the market together like the cartel they obviously are? Done.
Great hardware,
SO
MUCH
HEAT
@@Flyingdutchy33 lol what? Intel had been shadily crushing AMD pretty much its whole existence. Its why everyone loves Ryzen
I need me a goth girl and an FD3S
eldom72 same
I have a fc ;)
I already got my Toyota MR2 but am missing my goth girl and i anit even goth
Don't we all
Nah, just the FD.
Um...the FD requires far too much technical knowledge to maintain for it to be a "bro car". Bros drive Jeep Wranglers.
with the doors and roof off
Jeeps have to be simple to work on. If you take one off road further than the front yard, something breaks. They're great vehicles for people that love to work on vehicles.
"its jeep thing...u wouldnt understand"
And that's why bros LS swap them within five minutes of purchase.
"And that's why bros LS swap them within five minutes of purchase."
To make them objectively better?
I had an old boss who LS swapped a twin turbo 98 Supra. I called him an idiot to his face for doing it. That's how I got fired. No regrets.
Good job.
I would have done the same thing.
Adolfs Beauty Palace I was 19 and working at McDonald's so it's not like I was throwing my future away or anything, so that's good
BILLder BURRg Well he owned the restaurant and about nine others in the area...
MinnesotaChevy454 lmaoooooooooooooo
I really dont see the point in people that do that. The 2Jz is pretty much the LS of Japan. they're swapped into everything and reliable as all hell.
300 hp and 4 torque! Hahaha
The funny thing is with the stock twins it's not gutless at all. You have full boost by 2500rpm and with the 4:10 gearing outside of 5th you are going to move briskly.
He went to all those lengths to manage the heat, yet at no point did he think of fitting a vented bonnet?
SilverFurby would you want to ruin that beautiful streamlined silhouette by installing a vented hood?
To stop the beautiful streamlined silhouette melting..?
Vented hood can look great. No scoops though, rear facing slits only.
All aftermarket FD hood have horrendous fitment
"you get an rx-7 when your evo 9 is too reliable for you"
perfect
Once you accept the triangles into your heart it's a commitment for life. People tell you you're stupid and say your engine is one road trip from blowing an apex seal but we don't care. We drive rotaries because there is something about revving out a rotary that you just don't get from a piston car. yeah you can drop an ls engine in it and make more power and be more reliable but nothing is more satisfying than beating the hell out of a rotary!
***** I think it is easier to replace apex seals than a timing belt on a CRX or any other car.
IgoByaGo Uummmm, no.
I had two Hondas that had their timing belts snap and destroy the upper half of the engine. The engines were removed and cleaned, then put back together and placed back in the cars. I didn't do the work and the cars were driven normally, not raced. Rotary engines only have like 14 moving parts, and replacing the apex seals, side seals, and springs isn't really hard. You just have to remove the engine to do it.
I have 87k miles on my RX8 and compression is still good. I had another RX8 that had the same amount of miles when I had to sell it, and it's seals were good. I had worse luck with my Hondas and their timing belts, which sucked because they failed at 20k miles or so.
***** "We drive rotaries because there is something about revving out a rotary that you just don't get from a piston car." You must have not driven a proper Honda.
koopatroopa187 I'm more partial to the flat-four burble
Running in the 90's
Yes I wanna know, yes I wanna see!..
N E W
D E S I R E
Take me higher,
Take me higher,
Lift me higher with your speed,
I NEED FIRE.
What the fuck is this channel? I thought it was supposed to be serious but everything's a meme. I found a hidden gem.
Justin Mungoway yes yes you did
Justin Mungoway its pretty awesome
350k subs, not what I call a hidden gem.
Justin Mungoway welcome my son
Justin Mungoway this is the only car review channel you'll ever need
there should be an EDM song called FD that takes samples from this video and the drop is "I'MMA TELL YA ANYWAY"
I was waiting for a drop lol
CJ Nortier already has one
Old Gregg thanks for this
@@bretticus_maximus thank you, *v e r y c o o l*
@@bretticus_maximus damn that's gold
The thing is this car looks good in the 2000's! It doesn't look over 20 years old!
It aged like wine
Nearly thirty, actually.
Jαѕσи Tσdd that's just inaccurate
90'-2006ish japanese car design is the golden years of car design. R34 skyline, Toyota supra, e46 m3, EVO 8, RX7 FD, GTI, Bug eye WRX.... and the list can go on forever.
Annihilation Throwaway e46 a Japanese car design?
Anyone else notice the front emblem is missing an some shots but reappears in others?
quiksilvia09 Yea, this was shot over the course of 2 weeks. Owner put the emblem on 1/2 way through
RegularCars Also note that new miata ad deletes the old mazda emblem. HERECY I SAY.
DAMN IT I thought I was slick and was the only one that noticed
fishkluch The toilet bowl emblem was VERY 90's. Went to the Flying M in 00's.
RegularCars dropping some hammers recently fd s13 awesome stuff
All jokes aside, you are an incredibly talented writer and an equally proficient orator. Congratulations on being the only channel I actually check for new content.
I bought this car new in 93, a year later sent it to Peter Ferrell in Virginia to be "reworked". End result was 600HP. Not sure what he charges now, but back then it was extremely expensive, hate think what they charge now, if they're still in business. BUT, they did make an incredible insanely fast RX7. I sold it a year later to an Arab, (I lived in PA,he might have been the only Arab i had ever seen in PA) I sold the car with ALL THE WARNINGS needed. He shrugged it off. He totaled the car 3 hours later and then tried to sue me in court claiming he didn't realize the car had been heavily modified. Thankfully I'm the type of guy that insisted on him signing off on the notice he was purchasing a legit racecar and not a stock RX-7. Anywho, we got to court, his attorney made the most ridiculous claims, in the end they wanted me to reimburse him for the totaled car, and pay for his extensive hospital stay and medical bills (apparently the tree he hit while airborne nearly killed him)....i didn't have an attorney, but I did have photos and the signed paperwork stating he was aware of what he was buying. The judge looked at the photos of the car and engine bay and immediately threw the case out. Pretty much stating it was ludicrous to assume the man did not have knowledge of what he bought simply based on the photos of the engine alone.
I miss that car, although it was bright ass yellow. I'll never forget sitting at a redlight right after i got it back from Peter, light turned green, I let out the clutch and within a split second was facing the wrong way in the middle of the intersection. Butthole puckered, aint gonna lie. I should have kept it, i'll never have another car like that.
RIP RX-7 You're not forgotten.
Thomas yates A moment of silence for the fallen...
EminentLine Ahahah, we have the same profile pic :D
Thomas yates When I had my stock RX8 you could literally drop the clutch and it would drift itself. I can't imagine that many horses pumping through and NOT puckering my butthole.
Pedro Gomes We have good tastes, lol.
Thomas yates I'm Arab, this makes my blood boil. That guy is a piece of shit, totaling a legend and blaming it on the previous owner.
Is it just me or is the bumper/hood badge present in some shots but absent in others?
Mbuuqw Plays And the C7 video
Now I can't unsee it!
literally came down to the comments to double check!
Are you asking a question? Allow me to ask you one. Are you blind?
a question to you: are you 11?
I love the gonzo journalism style. I love your writing/commentary just as much as I do the cars. Thanks man.
god this voice s so nice listen to when you need to sleep
BeMad4M3 until he starts screaming
normal car reviews nah, especially when he starts screaming
especially
are u kidding? Most Obnoxious reviewer Ever
Skip741 x
Says you. His videos are so soothing.
This channel turns the ideals and emotions placed behind cars and their following and turns it into a dynamic experience. Every single episode, I feel encompassed by new points of view and compelled to experience all these vehicles, regardless of quality of rating. Cars can act as time machines, not just demonstrating the technology available at their period of production but also the social and economic attitude of the time. Many praises out to Mr. R and THE Roman, another week, another entertaining masterpiece.
Over 20 years later and the car still looks stunning. It's a timeless design.
An RX7 without a rotary lacks a soul and constant maintenance.
RCR is the Spiraling Shape
Put out your hands and you fall through the window
And clawing at nothing you drop through the void
Your terrified screams are inaudible drowned
In the spiral ahead and consumed in the shape
+Lanis Watkins great song
Yes pls and ty all for TMBG making me feel good right now.
+RegularCars reason why it says 261 HP is because back in the 90s it was illigal for Japanese cars to make 300 HP and over but Japan basically said screw you and lied about the HP rating in they're cars like Nissan did with the GTR it has 314 HP to the crank, Mitsubishi GTO also lied about it it had 318 HP to the crank and all the Japanese companies did this until it was lifted in 2004
Not so sure about that, had my stock 95 FD dyno'd prior to any modifications and I made 219whp
That's odd most pull off more power than that most pull off around 286WHP check the engine that or you got the natural aspirated one
The RX-7 is the most beautiful car ever designed!
within reason of expense and age certainly!
Ferrari p4, Chevy c2, Ford gt, 59 impala, 77-78 firebird are all arguably equal and/or better
Ford au falcon
I love the AU Falcon for it's performance and don't think the XR models look half bad, but it is universally recognized as the ugliest Falcon ever made and this comment was about beauty.
Crytekz hahaha yes the au. Fuckin pininfarina couldnt pen a more beautiful car
I think this is one of the best reviews of the RX7 I've ever heard. It seems like the point of this car is simply missed by many people and the only thing it has going for it is the high RPM limit... Which isn't even that big a deal in today's world but you have exposed that it is so much more than that and I hope other people start to see this too. Not to get everyone on board with it but just to accept it.
I found as soon as you replace your exhaust/downpipe with a mandrel bent stainless unit and go high flow catylitic converter it cools the engine down ALOT
I hope you get to review an FC3S RX-7.
ls7orBust fc is gonna be the first car I'm gonna get
hershtian vxv I would not recommend that at all I have a friend who did that and it was bad you'd be better getting something like a 944 or 924 porsche about the same price too or a decent ls powered camaro it would be a lot more budget friendly and a lot faster too
Ya I prefer the fc over the fd
ls7orBust FC3S Squad
Initial *DEMEROL* made me love FC's
Who the fuck puts a V8 in an RX7? The only reason you'd buy an RX7 is to be a rotary bro. Once you buy one you have to commit.
Millermacs Did I tell you how a rotary engine works?
YellowBeanieBoy
M O R E T R I A N G L E S
Because sometimes your rotary dies violently, and you're left with a rolling chassis. :/
Remigus Ker
Even then, you should just put a modern Renesis 13B in it lol.
Millermacs Sometimes you already have the LS (boat motor) around and that bolt in kit is only few hundred bucks. :v
"inertia drift-o?!"
Michael Szydlowski SUBARU IMPOSSIBRU
ROTARYUUU DRIFTORUUU
NANI?!?!
It's not like i need apex seals anyway, b-baka!
R-ROTARY? *MASAKA!*
0:56 "it dont matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning!" Lol
God damn, that goth girl/blonde cheerleader comparison. Primo.
...AND THEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GETS UNBEARABLY HOT.
My vagina is now *THE CURSED EARTH!!!*
Thanks Rx7 Fd
you're not going fast enough...
I miss my RX-7. 😔
what happened to it?
+Farid Nicolas Wakim I got old and needed a "real" car that didn't break down every month. 😔
me too!! i had a fully rebuilt fc drift street car. totally regret selling it!!
so much fun to drive!
i sold mine for the same reason.. but the irony is all my other cars are less reliable than my fc, go figure
At Least you had the opportunity to have one. :)
For me driving one would be a dream.
That goth girl reference is fucking hilarious. . . and correct.
+1 interwebs sir
We all are secretly clawing about for that goth girl now after this video
Sacrifices the experience in favour of functionality. Perfect fucking description of LS swapped 7's.
I can understand why people do it, as I love the LS engines and how easily they make power, but I wouldn't want to ruin the handling balance of the car. That being said, the aluminum block LS engines are around 450-550lbs, so it's not too crazy.
I hear Wankel and my mind goes 'HITLERHITLERHITLERHITLER!!!!!!'
Nelson Marsh felix wankel was actually kicked out of THE PARTY for being to crazy.
anyone that puts a v8 in ANY rx7 should be shunned for life
I don't think so. I've seen many of those and when you think about it, it makes sense :D
Just buy a trashvette c5 for half the price and be on your merry way, the people who swap the rx's just want straightline speed and thats what the vette is good at it.
So, for straightline they can buy Shitrolet Vette. RX-7 is for pure driving.
Biturbo cancer :V why y'all shitting on the vette?
But the FD is smaller. owo
The way you combine a delicious gonzo presentation style with a truly interesting and informative technical/historical/cultural analysis of these machines is in my opinion genius. I love your reviews.
We need to get you behind the wheel of the FC and FB/SA RX-7's.
before watching this i legitimately thought this would be a regular review. i subscribed 5 minutes in.
One of the COOLEST cars ever made!
Man I want an RX but I don't think I can deal with all the 'life support' :(
put a mazdaspeed 3 engine in.
If you have the money to buy an RX7 you have enough money to buy and maintain an RX8.
Or you can get the 7 anyway, it will be slightly more reliable, more baddass, and probably bankrupt you.
@Covert Cam nope, I'll slide into it like I slide into your girls DM's (just joking around)
just get a non-turbo model. How fast do you need to go in a school zone?
RR I’ve not seen a school zone on a track day yet 🤔
Just noticed in the beginning, "reviews" is spelled wrong
Btw great video
It's the Yamaha Banshee of the car world.
Or the kawi 750 triple.
Oh it sounds like a WAILING BANSHEE but that shit gets my dick T H R O B B I N G
It really is
Nope, its the Yamaha R1 of the car world. Even sounds like one in the power band
I like rotaries for an infinite amount of reasons. But the main one is that they can take any beating. I don't think any piston engine can survive at 9k+ rpms all day at the track. Just take care of it and it'll do whatever you want it to.
NASCAR race engines run at 7500 - 10,000 RPMs all day between practice and the actual race...
@@jameswest4853 and what about street cars?
@@sieravirs1107 most aren't designed for that high of RPMs, but that wasn't the statement made, the statement was any piston engine. Next off the Honda S2000 engine can hit 9k and that is a street car... so his statement is still invalid
@@jameswest4853 but it can't be reliable if driven 8-9k RPM most of the time
@@sieravirs1107 and most rotary engines don't crank out high RPMs on the street either if you just drive it. Yes rotary engines rev very high, but they are a proven failure of a engine overall.... and I like them a lot, but the engine is not worth it in my book.
Omg I lost it at the intro. at work I seriously tell everyone about these engines........ sigh
what self respecting rotary owner doesnt?
clayton8or_2 Rotary owners have self respect?
@@Robert-goose1 laughs in @hertlife
Are you telling us anyways?
was this film in Bethlehem PA? those steel stacks look familiar
+Andrew Cordero yep
+Andrew Cordero Wasn't there were they shot the opening for Transfromers 2?
+RegularCars I'm in Montgomery County, and I got a 05 Ford Ranger fx4 lv2. if you're interested in reviewing it
+joshstylegaming As a matter of fact it is. I got lucky and was on set as it was being filmed.
Andrew Cordero lived in Reading for a bit. Thought the background looked a bit familiar too.
This is your best review. I come to back to it every now and again.
"You own an FD not because it is easy but because it is hard!"
Regular logic: 261+59=300
Referring to the whp, not bhp.
There's a difference.
+Mikael K "Making 300 horsepower to the crank, which is 59 more than it was rated for which was 261." It's impossible to argue that he didn't just say 300 is 59 more than 261.
+no1ymfan1 who cares
+no1ymfan1 he's ballparking it get over it.
He's an English major, remember.
Mmm yeah listen to that kit lens manually zooming
Also that FD is dead fucking sexy, I'm surprised you could find one that clean in the PA area.
Sean C I knew u were familiar from somewhere e.e
Eurobeat mixes! lol
I hid it (barely drove it) for two years at one point when I was finishing up school... It hurt me inside. This car is meant to drive, otherwise it's resting inside, Covered 👍
Deniz Pamukcu Very nice ride man! What kind of wheels are those?
Thanks! Wheels are Desmond Regamasters - Marquis Promada forged in Russia originally.
Deniz Pamukcu You bet. Sweet wheels. I looked them up and noticed they cost a grip though. LOL! Now I'm debating selling my 2000 Gibson 1960 Reissue Sun burst Les Paul so I can pursue some of those. Eh, it's not like I play guitar anyways. And I still have my Strat if I wanted to. Well thanks.
It's STILL achingly sexy
The intro is nothing short of amazing. I'm probably going to keep it burrowed at the back of my mind for the rest of my life just for it to suddenly pop up in my head at the worst possible time.
I am in absolute awe for years at how well written these reviews are.. every line like a piece of poetry..
8:10 Love how you blurred out the speedo cuz you guys were going like 100mph+ on public roads lol
WEEABOO!
WEEABOO WEEABOO WEEABOO WEEABOO!!!!!!!!
BUT YOU LIKE THIS CAR. Because it's better than an 86
+eXTCy BECAUSE 13B
BECAUSE TRIANGLES
BECAUSE BRAP
WTF IS A WEABO?
a weeaboo is a rude term for nonjapanese individuals who have an obsession with japanese culture
and that was a reference to his review of the AE86. The FD is a car in the anime he talked about in the AE86 review.
+crooklynsince1983 Weaboos are people who obsess over Japan while knowing nothing about it.
wow dude you sound just like the video man haha!!! :))) thats so cool youre so cool and funny
The FD is one of my favourite cars of all time (thanks, Initial D), but I don't think I'd ever be able to bring myself to own one. The reason is I knew a guy who owned one and his ownership story is just a lot of maintenance. The car is rather reliable for everyday use, he never raced it, but like all 20 y/o enthusiasts he drove it hard. He drove it hard to school, he drove it hard for milk, he drove it hard back. And it's constant maintenance, cause if you don't maintain it, the car doesn't drive hard anymore. Not by the driver's standards anyway.
Mark Lee I feel like you have to enjoy doing that kind of stuff to own one of these cars.
I do all those things with this car, drive to get groceries, to get gas, to the mall, to get gas again, and also during Autocross events. So far it's held up pretty well, although I think my diff bearings are on their way out. But that's a pretty normal thing for a higher mileage car regardless of rotary.
If you take good care of them (like most things) you should expect average to modest maintenance. Driving a rotary "hard" (I.e. Revving it high frequently) is actually good for the overall health of the seals, whereas always putting around town can be more harmful overall. 👍
Mark Lee Huh, Initial D made me hate RX-7's for a bit.
Mark Lee There's nothing wrong with owning an FD. They can be quite reliable. A friend of mine had a bridge port FD that was boosting 1.5 bar on a T04 60-1 for four years. The only reason that car stopped running was because a freeze plug rusted out. The only problem is that they're not idiot proof like a lot of popular cars are.
koopatroopa187 Problem with japanese cars is they spoil us in that sense. Provided you don't slam it, a Civic will run forever and a half. Rotaries introduce a lot of compromise to the equation, hence why I think it didn't really catch on. I think it'd add an interesting touch to Back to the Future though, if DeLorean came through with the idea of a rotary in the DMC-12.
The goth chicks were the hottest growing up, the internet was 56k dial up, the RX-7 was the most beautiful car, the Supra was balanced, the NSX was unattainable and me and my friends built Buick GNs and used Porsche engines in VW Beetles. It was about top speed but really it was the enjoyment of the cars as we expedited it's journey to the junkyard.
The brake booster bracing isn't exclusive to just rx-7s. I've done it on an 05 mustang, and it really helps to firm up the brake and clutch feel, especially under hard driving
When does 'Ima tell ya anyway" come out on wax ? I'm serious
I love the FD RX7. The design is so... simple yet smooth. I think its one of the best examples of 90s car styling.
On another note. It looks like a big brother to the NA miata. Which is sweet.
I know this comment is 8 years old... If it wasn't for the pop lights, I would say much closer to NB. All the body shapes are there, especially with the hardtop on, just more subtle. It may be copium though, because I have an NB.
like and fav before watching.. FD ftw
I find @RegularCars to be an excellent source for reputable in-depth reviews I can trust
Younr words are beautiful man it's even rewatchable, U made a good show with your hands. And I get the witness. Awesome!
Requesting that you review a Viper because you mentioned it
i get what he means, i daily drive a 79 f150. and am currently running fedora and have a blackberry. my life is a daily challenge
your life sucks lmao
Great
As a goth girl I approve of this review.
I bet it was the axe brand douche gel that convinced you.
asl
Kim Alatore ill make you feel like a real woman
Big tiddie goth gf?
Roddy Evans same question I asked myself
Regular Car reviews best and most entertaining car reviews on the whole of youtube.
Dude I love your channel you seem to master the linguistic flow of satire severity...
Does the owner premix?
Stacy Mitchell yes
Could you perhaps enlighten us with the ratio and brand of oil he prescribed? For those of us that owned rotaries or feel romantic about it...
Stacy Mitchell idemitsu is the best imo
Andrew Turner How about the ratio? I use 2oz to the gallon. So in the RX-8 I'd use a whole quart with a full tank.
Stacy Mitchell 2oz is good for a rx8 while most rx7 owners usually go with 1oz
puting a v8 into an rx7 is like cheesing out of the competition. Its like cutting your balls of and secretly selling them on the interwebs. Its like cheating in dark souls.
Yes but will it try to kill you like an MR2 does ?
RHOK Hardenup not realy, no.
But mr2 do have better fuel efficiency and need not to worry about apex seal. And you can have T-top.
the mr2 is midengined, meaning that it has surprising ammounts of grip but if something goes wrong it goes way wrong and fast.
Kangwei Tan yes but then you can't really drift it much and it's proper dangerous in the rain. Stuff like changing the timing belt costs a lot and t-top leaks most of the time. mr2 is the no cash choice.
RHOK Hardenup Yes, if you count the engine fires... (Check your fuel pressure regulators RX-7 owners!)
this is a beautiful video still to this day
Another one of those utterly timeless cars from Japan of the 90s. I saw one on the road recently and initially could not believe it was already over 20 years old. It's beautiful.
0:00 -1:27 is why i watch this channel.
Isn't that rotative engine sucking a lot of gas? What's the smiles per gallon?
HightLink Back when it was new and stock, it averaged about 18MPG overall.
I rotated through half a tank yesterday in my '83 in about 48miles. I was smiling the whole time because all I do is Brap Brap Brap.
Brendan A. MacWade thats v8 territory! the 2011 mustang gt averages 19mpg overall
Bigbooster126 In my country 1 gallon is like 6-7$ and the average salary is about 400$ so it's kinda important that we get a low mpg. Also the gas is poor quality, lots of water in it.
HightLink Rotary is the most efficient way to convert fuel into noise
0:55 vaporwave as fuck
Also, putting an LS in one of these is like painting over a Rembrandt with dime store watercolors.
When this video came out I could afford to save up for one of these.
Favorite video so far, this is why i subscribed. Thank you Mr Regular
The goth girl analogy is perfect!!!
If it's making 290 to the wheels wouldn't it really be making well in to the 300s at the crank
yes
Yeah I was thinking it must be over 300HP, he did do some mods so that's probably why it's a bit higher performance, although Japanese manufacturers do, (or used to) under-estimate the Horsepower sometimes.
Ben
FDs definitely werent under-rated from the factory.
FDs are notoriously bogged down and bottlenecked with restrictive emissions. Swapping the exhaust on the FD can free up sizeable amounts of power.
Fun tidbit though: The factory electronics and wastegate are woefully inadequate to deal with a improved exhaust. Doing a turbo back (Or more specifically, going with a free flowing midpipe) can uncork the exhaust so much that the factor wastegate (without porting) is no longer capable of keeping the turbo speeds under control- And the vehicle will begin to get boost creep by higher RPMs.
The factory electronics do not compensate properly for this- And the vehicle runs dangerously lean when this over boosting (typically only a couple of psi at that) when this happens.
Swapping the exhaust can, and *does*, _literally_, shorten the life span of these engines. If you see an FD with a whatever turbo back exhaust- and NO aftermarket fuel management, avoid it.
Cool thanks for sharing the info. Unfortunately I don't have one of these myself to mod :)
for thoes who have yet to become aware of why people like the rx7 here's a run down.
-incredibly light for the power output.
-very small rotating mass means you can have a very light clutch and the gears just slide into place.
-you can... no, you must rev the s*** out of that thing because a rotary has very little power in the low end and it has twin turbo.
-red line at 8k rpm means it screams.
-even stock it rides like a well tuned sports car set up as a daily driver.
and yes it is unreliable, fuel hungry and honestly not very fast(compared to a v8 in a rx7). but if you brought a rx7 because you want practical you have the wrong reasons. the rx7 is all about pure driving pleasure.
For clarification: The USDM version of the FD (sold from '93 til '95) made 252 crank horsepower out of the factory, and about 210 at the wheels. If that guy's FD was making 290 at the wheels, then we're easily talking 330 at the crank. The 261 that Mr. Regular quoted was the crank hp of later Japanese models.
Additionally, there's no point at which both turbos work simultaneously, hence why the configuration is called "sequential." As a matter of fact, the stock setup has a well known "10-8-10" pattern which refers to the momentary drop in boost (from 10 psi to 8) which occurs when the first turbo finishes and the second one takes over. The second turbo is slightly larger than the first, and in theory can hold that 10 psi all the way to the redline.
This is visual and aural poetry. I always look to your channel for your inspiration